greenmeanie Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Gentlemen, After a rather embarrassing moment I have wrecked the front axle on my 2001 Defender 110 SW. I can buy most of the parts easily enough but have run into a problem as I bent the axle casing. I have been trying to find part number FRC4307 but the only ones available from the usual vendors are LR parts at an eyewatering price. I am not in the UK but I have searched on the local web only to find used Defender axles are not readily available but those for Discovery and Range Rovers classics are. I believe the Discovery part number is FTC4417 while there appears to be a range of part numbers for the RR. Does anyone know what the difference between the Defender and Discovery axle casings is? Could I use a Discovery axle casing and simply replace everything from the swivel balls out to turn it into a Defender axle? I am a bit stuck and need to get this old bus back on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I'm not sure of the differences but you could just fit a complete disco axle. You need to check the hockey stick widths as there are two widths but both will fit your chassis. The calipers were different on early disco/rangie but defender will fit. The steering arms are different but again either a straight swap or swap the drop arm on the steering box. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 What Mike said. D1 or RRC axles will fit but for ease of swop, do the whole axles with arms as they come with 2 widths.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmeanie Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Thank you gentlemen. That widens the search which makes things a lot easier. Can you also tell what the two widths of radius arm are? I can obviously measure the old ones but knowing both widths would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 42mm and 54 from memory.... but that's also the bush width at the widest point rather than the arm width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil110 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 A quick scrute of the parts lists shows that the Defender and Discovery 1 use the same axle case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 The hockey stick difference definitely applies to both defender and discovery as I've been caught out before so double check. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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